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Steve Hagenbuckle helped get it built and Southwest Florida turned out. Big.

The longtime Naples resident had the vision for a music festival in Naples and married that with his Tiburón Golf Club home, and the QBE Shootout golf tournament for the first time Saturday night.

The estimated attendance was between 8,000 and 10,000, Shootout tournament director Rob Hartman said Sunday morning of the early estimates. A total of 6,500 tickets were sold in the first month, with almost all but general admission sold out.

"It surpassed our expectations," Hartman said. "We knew we had something. We knew it would be successful. The buzz around this town and community was incredible."

Hartman said the backline at the back of general admission was moved twice to accommodate more people.

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum perform at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples.(Photo: Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA)

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum were the headliners, with Jordan Davis and local act Ben Allen Band opening on the Tiburón driving range.

Rucker came back out to sing with Lady Antebellum and close out the 5 1/2-hour show with his massive hit song "Wagon Wheel", Lady Antebellum's first hit, "Love Don't Live Here" and the Eagles' "Take It Easy."

During his set, Rucker also pulled out a couple of covers, "Friends in Low Places" by Garth Brooks and "No Diggity" by Blackstreet, and in addition to his solo hits, sang original hit "Hold My Hand" by his band, Hootie and the Blowfish.

Allen, whose band had played a small Friday night show at the end of play the last two years, opened up on the big stage at 4:30 p.m. with a collection of mostly covers, including a mashup of Brothers Osborne's "It Ain't My Fault" and Metallica's "Enter Sandman" that had the crowd rocking.

Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples.(Photo: Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA)

Davis, Billboard's Best New Country Artist of 2018, opened with one of his two No. 1s, "Take It From Me" and rolled through some new songs coming out on an upcoming album, plus current single "Slow Dance In A Parking Lot." He also did a medley of others' hits, including songs by Ed Sheeran, Tim McGraw, Coldplay, David Lee Murphy and the Black Eyed Peas, and closed with his first No. 1, "Singles You Up."

Some of the QBE Shootout's 24 tour pros were in attendance, including Charley Hoffman who was standing to the side of the stage. Lady Antebellum's Charles Kelley made sure that was known, grabbing the on-stage camera that shot footage that appeared on the two video screens on either side of the stage, and pointing it right at Hoffman during one song.

"LiveFest (Saturday) night was fantastic, was a lot of fun," said Rory Sabbatini, who ended up winning with Kevin Tway on Sunday. "Darius, he's always amazing to watch. Lady Antebellum was fantastic."

Rucker and Kelley were in Naples most of the week. Both played in the tournament pro-am Wednesday and Thursday, and then did a private concert following the tournament gala Thursday night for the second straight year.

Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples.(Photo: Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA)

Hartman credited Country Club Services, which handled the parking and transportation, for helping get the entire property cleared 45 minutes or so after the concert ended, which was a little after 10 p.m.

"They do the Masters, the U.S. Open," Hartman said. "We were incredibly confident going into this that we had the right team for the job."

Gates opened at 3 p.m., and even then, there was a good-sized line along the cartpath between the putting green and driving range.

"I was overwhelmed by how many spectators showed up at 3 o'clock to get their seat," Hartman said. "It was really impressive to stand there and watch those lines move in from the very beginning. That was pretty special to see."

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Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum perform at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum perform at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum perform at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tiburón Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Hillary Scott of the Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Charles Kelley of the Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Darius Rucker and Lady Antebellum perform at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

Lady Antebellum performs at the live fest being held at QBE golf tournament on Saturday, December 14, 2019, at the Tibur—n Golf Club in Naples. Wangyuxuan Xu/Naples Daily News USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA

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There were several teams of people who pulled together to make Live Fest happen.

Many of the same vendors for the golf tournament were used for the infrastructure for the concert, and then others on top of that. And Wasserman Media Group, which runs the tournament and helped run Live Fest, was another.

"My team, there were so many people behind the scenes who made this happen," said Hartman, crediting Wasserman's Matt Hoover, Kate Roundy, Sarah Smith, Becky Honor, Ted Kneale, Kelly McHale, and Larson Segerdahl, plus Paul Murphy and his production team for the concert. "It takes an army to put on an event like this and they hit an absolute home run."

The agreement for Hagenbuckle, who is managing partner of TerraCap, a private equity firm in Estero, coincides with the title sponsorship contract between QBE Insurance and the tournament, which is through 2022.

Next year's Live Fest will be on Saturday, Dec. 12, with Shootout tournament week Dec. 9-13.

"I've already started that process this week," Hartman said. "We're always looking ahead, thinking about next year, looking at a list of improvements to further enhance the experience, and already started to evaluate some talent options."